2 and a Half Hours

Time slows down, all around me is still and I inhale but I feel nothing, consumed, I twist and I'm underwater, in a trance, a bubble that bursts and then.. a grain of sand.. blown away by the wind

I cough and I can't get the scratch at the back of my throat, enveloped in frustration, my clothes are all too tight.. they are all soaking wet and I can't take them off.. clawing and ripping at them but they suffocate me

I've been fighting all my life and I'm tired 25 hours a day.. all weak..

Something changed.. It must be my turn I guess there's only a certain amount a person can take and we all need to be tested, some people feel more and some people ache more

I burn and I feel release, there's no need for anger anymore or hurt, I fall into your arms and I know I wont feel pain, you don't constrict me, just make it as soft as possible so that I can rest, I can relax safe in your heart, maybe thats why there's so much sleep (we're so tired from hurting), now we can recharge and there's not as much need to be on full power because I'll watch your back and you'll watch mine, so its almost like we're just on hibernate - only for a while

I can see you inside my head and it makes me smile, and it takes my breath away but I can still breathe